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Unit 9 English Vocab

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Abate (v) To make something less of an amount, degree, ect; to subside; to deduct
Adulation (n) praise or flattery that is excessive, applause
anathema (n) abomination, cursed, an object of intense dislike, strong denunciation
astute (adj) practically smart; crafty
avarice (n) greed, desire for more; particularly for wealth
culpable (adj) guilty, responsible, deserving blame
dilatory (adj) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; stalling; slow; tardy; intended to delay or postpone
egregious (adj) conspicuous; standing out (usually in negative sense); out of the ordinary
equivocate (v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous; back and forth between thing; waffling
evanescent (adj) passes away quickly, tranitory, vanishing, light and airy
irresolute (adj) unable to make up one's mind, vanishing, changeable, hesitating, indecisive, wavering
nebulous (adj) vague, cloudy, confused, cloudy in color, not transparent, resembling a cloud
novice (n) beginner, new, not expert, trainee
penury (n) extremely impoverished(poverty); opposite of luxury
pretentious (adj) drawing attention to oneself, bragging, done for show, striving to make big impression, claiming position unjustifiably
recapitulate (v) to review a series of facts; to sum up
resuscitate (v) bring someone/something back; to revive; bring back to conscious or existence
slovenly (adj) untidy, dirty, careless, sloppy, messy
supposition (n) something you assume, but no evidence for; usually false
torpid (adj) sluggish, slow, inactive, dull
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